World's best fishing baits? Worms vs Prawns | TAFishing

Are these the best fishing baits in the world? Fishing with worms is one of the oldest forms of fishing. But prawns are certainly an amazing bait too! Graeme Pullen puts these two baits to the test. Catching big carp, Perch and much more! He gives you an insight into the rigs he is using, and what his set up is for using both the prawns and the worms. It's an Awesome battle - But which bait will win???
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[@geoffringham1051]

I just love this guy LOL 😅😅😅😅 Great sense of humour and a brilliant fisherman

[@bobnudd]

The John Willson of youtube for me ! love the fact you are showing you dont have to use fancy rigs to catch nice fish , keep em comming .

[@fastt4211]

+Stuart Unsworth you really dont need fancy rigs, just use what you have and fun man :)

[@uncledick8562]

TAFishing I would like you to know that you've helped me become a much better angler. I am still terrible at fishing but you've helped me at least catch some fish. Please keep producing videos. Thank you.

[@simoncarruthers2660]

couldn't have put it better myself! these two and domukfishing.

[@benstormbadass1936]

“ I was on the telephone ☎️ “ Love it 😊🤣☎️🇬🇧👍🏻✅

[@50ump45tkd]

That green screen, next level. Love the vid!

[@Andysfishing]

Here in Australia we buy Squid, Prawns and Herring for bait in almost any fishing shop. The sort of stuff you could put in a fish chowder. Just FYI.

[@winchuni22]

Is it cheap? Prawns are really expensive over here.

[@shutupcnt5222]

£2.50 for a big bag in tesco or the king prawns are only £3.00 id advise tesco if u cant find them cheap elsewhere

[@peterseager6145]

I used to go carp fishing for days and stopped four years ago as I got sick if lugging all my gear about .you have made and proved in your videos me want to go fishing again with one Avon rod and a rucksack and net and a bag of prawns simplicity at its best

[@ThePunkweazel]

Had some great fishing with king prawn about 10 years ago for chub, perch and the odd pike. Another great chub bait was half sections of lamprey intended for the pike. love the totally awesome fishing show and wish you all the best.

[@paulleaman9946]

I just cant get enough of watching your videos I learnt all my fishing tactics from u guys and so nice to see father and son fishing together amazing:)

[@owendavies4235]

Love Graemes old trust Avon Rods! Awesome videos guys, now officially seen every video since you had 100 followers :D

[@stuartwass6672]

Great tips as per usual, love the show, my favourite chanel.

[@roopertthebear888]

Another nice episode, my missus was watching over my shoulder she reckons you're the Bruce Forsyth of the fishing world lol. Your Wye film with the drone....... wow totally awesome footage.

[@John_17x]

Brilliant video Graeme !!!! excellent once again !!!!now im defo going to try the prawn on the river I fish, something ive never thought of!

[@MARTINORMANCV]

I used the Mugga hooks with prawns last winter. I was angling for Perch with a running ledger set up, but caught nice carp. The Mugga gives really good hook holds I've found. The small patterns can be used for floater fishing if you band two dog biscuits on the back of the curve. You need two biscuits as the wire is quite heavy gauge.

[@Sakuraba1982Gaming]

Regarding your famous last cast question. Been learning to fly fish over the past couple of months and I have yet to blank on a session thankfully. I have had 2-3 really tough sessions - You know the type I'm talking about..... You are fishing with someone who is ten feet away using the same fly and same retrieve as you and they have a cracking session and you have no luck after 5000 casts or keep bumping fish off. Just have a couple more casts while my dad is packing up then get a slamming take and get a nice 2-3 pound rainbow.....that's happened a few times now....it's difficult to say if it's more satisfying having a session where I pull out 6 fish or feel more accomplishment when I have been plugging away all day with nothing then have that famous last cast a land a fish ;) I grew up watching john Wilson and I am really pleased I found your show on KZbin you guys really are totally awesome

[@cahirpl]

Im going try that tomorrow , thanks for tips. SO funny !

[@cowencoal1]

nice show,, keep em coming Graeme this style you excel in

[@T3hJones]

Thanks that seems like a very nice fishing spot! Great video as always.

[@milkyteaproductions8659]

Finally, Ive been waiting 4ever 4 your carp videos

[@ivenbramwell6900]

Great show next tmme i have a prawn salad the prawns will be going in my pocket.Keep on giving great tips thanks....

[@alexw.2844]

I really like the bait vs bait videos. Have any more of these lined up Graeme?

[@saltyhamster8504]

Not sure if anyone already said it but the curved hooks are designed to flip over when the carp tries to spit it out, I use them on blow back rigs, the curve means you don't need to use heat shrink/silicone tubing around the hook eye. The fish just hook themselves, no need to strike.

[@princessgrace1139]

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[@richardbest3575]

I have had black bream on prawns at the mouth of the arun at Littlehampton. Small hooks works a treat

[@fraserterry7929]

They're the gardener mugga hooks and are used for kd rigs where you do the knotless knot normally but do 2 wraps move the hair out the way and do 6 more with the hair out the way.

[@colinisaksson1759]

Nice vid, I really like watching your videos so keep up the good work! And will there be a drop shot diareas cooming soon?

[@barryroberts2196]

You prove the point very well Graham, you do not need all of the fancy gear & expensive baits to catch good fish ! Well done indeed. Oh yes, you can get brown shrimps in Waitrose as well as crayfish tails but these are, what I class as expensive, I think they are just short of £4 for a small packet. Keep up the good work.

[@BeholdSomethingness]

Those "Mugga" hooks look exactly like the ones used for tying shrimp imitation flies.

[@peterseager6145]

Prawns good for perch.love your enthusiasm and your relaxed way to life

[@annvenn1033]

Peter Seager prawns can get anything at claygate lake in modern Kent why not try it

[@cahirpl]

Just tried today. Prawns are so much better. Much more bites and fish on prawn ! Thanks again for testing !!

[@brianstubbs6658]

you crack me up Graeme !

[@saskaleb]

Thanks for again a g8 video, i like also the editing with the backgroud. I use shrimps for sea fishing and i find it much better then worms (at least from my side of the world) glad to see that is also almost true in sweat water.

[@AFishing]

Here in Ukraine is also very popular carp. Come to visit us on a fishing trip. Thanks for the video, sorry no subtitles.

[@Aaron22675]

Graeme, you remind me of my old man. keep up the good work mate

[@davidkevinRogers]

as always guys a great watch, keep them coming ok, dave wrexham n.wales ..

[@Garry1980]

Hi the mugga hook is a carp hook for self hooking rigs.

[@rwbcustompicks]

I know what you mean about the last cast... mine normally lasts about 2 hours !!!

[@xshexiiclaireyx]

I have been uesing prawn for years and caching perch roach IDE carp pike and tench size 8 and size 10 hooks and it's £4 a pack out of Iceland £350 out of morrisons lol

[@billym3354]

Been using prawns for about 3 years now and won't use anything else! Always have a great day when using them! And i also get a bag or 2 of sweetcorn to throw in, couple of corns every couple of casts = FISH FISH FISH! :D

[@vidarsteenaanes2350]

My "last cast" on a fly rod. Lasted over 2 hours... Yea. I know the feeling :P

[@pouladia]

Prawns are a very popular bait for carp!

[@Sakuraba1982Gaming]

Hey bud, you got anymore fly fishing videos lined up? Defo my fave vids as you guys helped me get started fly fishing a few months ago Keep up the good work

[@TAFishing]

Sakuraba1982 Gaming Yes we do - I'm editing one this weekend so it will be up soon - Mike

[@carpmethods4419]

Mugga hooks used for popups or bottom baits

[@BUSHCRAPPING]

lately iv been catching a TONNE of crayfish i wonder if instead of cruching them with the boot heel and wasting/feeding them to the surviving crays that i could cook their tails/claws and use them as bait, they are pretty prawn like?

[@SmokeSolo1975]

You should try fresh squid and mussel as well. Has worked for me in the past. If you think they make squid and mussel boilies why not just use the bait fresh instead.

[@lindapoore7608]

Do you ever keep your fish to eat? Or only sport fishing? I enjoy your sense of humor. Cannot wait to try prawns here on my creek!

[@lockenessmotorsports818]

Sport always, catch and release treat with respect

[@TAFishing]

Linda Poore Pretty much everything gets returned.If I want to eat fish I will keep the occasional Plaice,but I'm not a great fish eater.

[@ericaweber9412]

Hey how come theres no videos of you going fishing for catfish? I think that would be a great addition for your channel

[@ethanevans773]

have u done a video in Wales if not would u do one in Wales.

[@TruthSeekerD]

Those 'mugga' hooks look suspiciously like a 2x short, 2x heavy, curved shank, straight eye nymph/egg fly hook. Probably cheaper than buying 'carp' hooks.

[@madmullet1990]

👍😎toatally awesome good fishin

[@harrytheobald3563]

Is that royal Berkshire in near or in a place called Windsor by any chance?

[@TAFishing]

Harry Theobald Yes,I believe so.

[@gunnerhoward3134]

Prawns are king. They seem pull out the better fish, I guess due to their size. They have many advantages as a bait, they smell / taste natural to the fish (similar to fresh water shrimp and small crayfish) They work excellent on the river for trout and chub. The best way to fish a prawn on a river is to trot it as you would maggots but with the addition of a micro swivel as the prawn will twist when retrieving. This method is deadly for trout, grayling and chub, a far better bait then maggots in a river with a little pace. Also there is no need to lose feed them on the river just trust in the smell / taste, the fish will home in. Out of a £4 bag of prawns I get 8 two hour sessions.

[@lukkyluciano]

I'd like to nominate the mighty minnow! I think I've caught more fish on live minnows than any other. About once a year these real little fish run in our rivers and they are so thick you can dip a net in and get a bunch of them. They are hard to keep alive but good bait because that is what all the fish are eating. And the dead big ones are great for catfish.

[@jakew8882]

Would you be able to salt the prawns to stop them breaking up so easily? I've tried to use prawns a few times and they always break up and fall off the hook.

[@TAFishing]

You need a large gape hook plus you can use some bait elastic to bind them on the hook shank if you wanted to.

[@falcorob2616]

I use bait elastic as suggested because mine always break up and fall off otherwise. I also use small pieces of prawn on smaller hooks for Perch which tend to stay on a bit better because I can side hook them.

[@inspirality]

I use King prawns they are much tougher, break them into halves or thirds depending on your hook size.

[@eddy_lee_9115]

you can get them worms without digging mate! my grandad tought me to go out at night with headlight and catch them! they are coming out but you need to sneak up slowly and catch them quickly! need a bit of practice not to pull them off but when you got it you got it is easy and you can get proper size ones and it's free! ;)

[@SEECH7cornishgrimemovement]

washing up liquid works for me but only cover a small area you dont mind digging mix it with water cover the soil heavily and if the soil is soft they just come too the surface and lots of them

[@Crispynuggets28]

groundbait and bread banned! what will they think of next lol

[@Bagelstorm]

for big catfish prawns will outfish worms always, with smaller catfish they rarely touch shrimp and go for worms almost all the time

[@sayerc1976]

Think you need a bigger landing net!

[@coopw101]

What kind of fish haven't you caught MR G.

[@detectingadventuresscotlan6035]

Kool 👍

[@anuragmehra7109]

I went fishing today for the first time in my life and I catch one large trout...I tried lures for the first hour but they didn't work then I used prawns and guess what within half an hour i got one.

[@richardbarrett7544]

Alway nice to see Graham doing what he does best, but how he lands fish ill never know. I've never seen anyone so cachanded with a rod, it's all over the place?

[@bobbyswann3753]

I found it tricky because the prawns would break up easy

[@Preposter]

I feel like worms are going to win ... 0_0. I usually use worms for fishing.I wanna see which is better though :D

[@ericaweber9412]

why dont you remove the bugs or lice on the fish when you catch them?

[@elliehw3]

There called " river prawns " the brown smaller ones

[@monsignorfitzful]

I'm out in the morning, prawns it is then

[@Schallerotto]

Can worms be used at salt Water?

[@TAFishing]

I have caught on them,generally lobworms.

[@franklea6684]

does this guy ever was his hands ?

[@TAFishing]

NEVER !!!! It leaves more smell on the next bait I hook,and of course my sandwiches have that little extra "something" !!! You can't beat a good bit of bacteria.(With Mayo,of course)

[@connergrant7113]

Finally fishing american rigs lol speaking of which if u get a chance u should take a fishing trip to america

[@mrkdoggamer723]

Worms are the best

[@adrianluna1660]

I do know one thing though you can not catch a carp on a pron

[@JR-gk7nc]

If you mean prawn* you're talking out your arse I've caught plenty of carp on prawn

[@adrianluna1660]

I've tried on the grass carpet here in Texas they won't take it they don't eat meat they eat grass and bugs plus hear there used as filter fish the best that works for me has been bread and I've been using bread to catch catfish maybe it's your luck and not mine

[@adrianluna1660]

I'm on face book I stop using shrimp to catch catfish and carpet I use bread its cheaper less messy and is versitle and I get mullets to on bread so 3in one can't beat that

[@adrianluna1660]

I stop using shrimp it surprised me all the bait you through in the water just for 1carp what a waist one slice for one fish at a time

[@adrianluna1660]

35lbs on one 88cent loaf slice of bread beats all the bullpen I see you going through but I take a few tips from here and there I'm better then I was waisting slot of money I'm Morse sufficient less bull corn

[@bushboy1014]

Try apples

[@seanmichaelmcparlandfishing]

Gd video but the shore fishing is better get back to the sea